london/cotswolds 3 days each or do london 4 days (cots 2)

You will never have enough time in London, no matter how long you are there. London is a wonderful city and there is so much to see and do that one couldn't get it all seen and done in one trip. Cotswolds are fantastic, I think three days would be great. There are so many small, quiant villages that can only be reached by car, so you would have a lovely time. You might also want to consider Blenheim Palace, birth place of Winston Churchill. Blenheim is right out side of the village of Woodstock. A few other villages that are great are Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Upper & Lower Slaughters, Chipping Campden, Burford, Bledington..just to name a few. Have a great trip.

Robin said it all. Virtually what I would have said. I didnt add any information i know, but do agree you have received a valid suggestion

Hello. I totally agree with the other posts. We have been to London three times in the past three years, for a total of five weeks. We still haven't seen everything we want to. We took day trips with a bus tour company to Stonehenge, the Cotswolds, Bath, all over central London, etc. We also took a canal ride out to Hampton Court. You can take the tube many places. You can take the tube to the various train stations and get the train to go further outside of London. The tube is fantastic. You can do so much by taking day trips outside of London. We used London as our hotel point. Next time we go we want to go to the Lake District and to York. We have heard that requires a few days. I suggest you walk around Kensington Garden/Hyde Park. There is another large park that I can't think of the name of it, but it is beautiful also and inside London proper.Also Kew Gardens can be reached by the tube. In order to go to Cambridge, you must first take the tube or a taxi over to a particular train station. Then you would take a train to Oxford or Cambridge. I was wrong in first saying that you could use the tube to go to Cambridge or Oxford. You will absolutely adore London. As the saying goes - "If you are tired of London, you are tired of life." Elaine

Hi Robyn, in Elaine's post above she mentioned that you take the tube to Cambridge and Oxford. That is wrong information. To get to either Cambridge or Oxford you would need to take the train...for Cambridge the train leaves from London's Kings Cross station...for Oxford the train leaves from London Paddington station.

Good advice from all. I usually start in London when I land (jazzed up to be in Europe, so I have energy to burn), then get exhausted by London after about 3 days. No, you cannot see all that London has to offer in 3 days, but if you take 3 there, then spend 3 in the Cotswolds, I think that you'll be very happy. I think less than 3 in the cotswolds might leave you feeling shortchanged, especially if you're headed to Stonehenge. Like Robin Z said, you'll never have enough time in London, so plan to return.

A vote for Stow on the Wold. Been there -- loved it, very
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No question about it..... choose the Cotswolds! Getting "lost" in this area is one of the best experiences you will ever have.

Ditto Robyn Z above. We had 3 days in the Cotswolds with a car. We drove to every village in the Cotswolds that we could find. Additionally, we did day trip to Blenheim Palace and Oxford (Blenheim Palace is very near Oxford). We also visited the Hidcote Manor Gardens. As you drive around, you must have tea and scones at Buckland Manor in front of the fireplace. Finally, we had 6 days in London and it wasn't enough. We had a 7-day Oyster card and used it extensively each day on the bus and tube. The tube is faster as the buses often get caught up in the traffic even thought they have several lanes of their own. Plus, there's the Olympics this summer. Do what you can in London and plan to return.